Mending device



(No Model.)

F. B. JENGKS. MENDING DEVICE.

No. 596,165. Patented Dec. 28,1897.

WITNESSES:

' ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES ATENT 'FFICE.

FRANK B. JENOKS, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

MENDING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,165, dated December28, 1897.

Application filed June 21,1897. Serial No. 641,554. (No model.)

To all whom iztmay concern.-

Be it. known that I, FRANK B. J ENCKS, of

' Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Mending Devices, of which thefollowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in mending devices particularlyapplicable for mending bicycle-tires, and has for its object theproduction of a mending device which is highly efficient in operation,is simple in construction, and is economically manufactured and to thisend the invention consists, essentially, in the combination,construction, and arrangement of the parts of 1a mending device, ashereinafter fully d'escribed,and pointed out in the claims.

In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like lettersindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

s Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved mending device illustratedas engaged by a users finger and as operatively arranged in a punctureor aperture formed in a portion the tire and engaged with a number ofmending-pieces arranged in the puncture or aperture in the tire. Fig. 3is'a perspective of a portion of a tire having a puncture oraperturetherein closed by themending-pieces used in connection with myimprovedmending device, and Fig. 4 is a face view of my invention.

My improved mending device is preferably used in connection withmending-pieces B, consisting of rubber bands, and is provided with anelongated portion or needle A, which is movable through and supports anumber of said mending-pieces. The lower extremity of the needle A isusually formed with a sharpened point a, an eye or slot at, and anopening a extending inwardly from one of the sides of the needle Athrough one of the lengthwise walls of the eye or slot a. The sharpenedpoint a facilitates the entrance of the needle A within a puncture oraperture cin a tire O or other device to be mended; but,'i f desired,said sharpened point may be dispensed with. The eye or slot orsuccessively receives corresponding portions of the mending-pieces B,which portions are preferably inserted into said eye or slot through theopening ai. It is obvious, however, that the opening a may be dispensedwith, provided the mending-pieces, which may consist of strips, arethreaded through the eye or slot a. As preferably constructed the eye orslot a is considerably elongated and the opening a is arranged in closeproximity to the upper end of said eye or slot. The lower end of the eyeor slot a thus consists of an elongated hook a having its upper or freeextremity arranged in close proximity to the upper end or wall of saideye or slot, which upper end forms an engaging shoulder for successivelyforcing the mending-pieces through the puncture or aperture 0. Oppositesides or faces of the needle A are formed with grooves a a extendinglongitudinally in opposite directions from the ends of the eye or slot00. The upper grooves a are generally formed with serrated surfaces aand the lower grooves a. may be dispensedwith, if desired. The upperextremity of my improved mending device is provided with a suitablehandpiece a which is here illustrated as aneye, although it may beotherwise constructed.

In the operation of my improved mending device the end of the lowerextremity of its elongated portion or needle A is inserted into thepuncture or aperture in the tire, the bullg of the mending-pieces Bencircling said elongated portion or needle being held by the usersfinger in proximity to the handpiece a and one or more of themending-pieces are passed through the opening a into the eye or slot at.The needle A is then moved longitudinally through the puncture oraperture 0 until the mending piece or pieces arranged in the eye or slota are passed through said puncture or aperture. During this movement ofthe needle A said mending piece or pieces B enter the grooves a and areengaged by the serrated surfaces a of said grooves for preventing unduestretching thereof. After the passage of said mending piece or piecesthrough the puncture or aperture c the needle A is moved in a reversedirection until the opening a? is withdrawn through said puncture oraperture, whereupon one or more of the mending-pieces B are insertedwithin the eye or slot a and are subsequently passed through thepuncture or aperture 0. As soon as a requisite number of themending-pieces have been forced i through the puncture or aperture 0 theneedle A is withdrawn from said puncture or aperture, and simultaneouslywithdraws corresponding portions or ends of the mending-pieces andstretches the intermediate parts of said mending-pieces, as clearly seenat Fig. 2. The mending-pieces are then cut off in close proximity to thelower end of the needle A and the puncture or aperture 0 is entirely andtightly closed, as clearly seen at Fig. 3.

The construction and operation of my invention will. now be readilyunderstood upon reference to the foregoing description and theaccompanying drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A mending device providedwith an elongated portion or needle formedat its lower end with an engaging shoulder for successively forcing themending-pieces through the aperture to be plugged, .and a hook forsimultaneously withdrawing corresponding parts of the mending-piecesthrough the aperture, said hook having its free end arranged adjacent tothe engaging shoulder, substantially as set forth.

2. A mending device provided with anelongated portion or needle formedat its lower end with an elongated eye orslot, an opening extendingthrough one of the lengthwise walls of the eye or slot for permittingthe successive entrance of the mending-pieces within the eye or slot, anengaging shoulder at substantially one end of the eye or slot forsuccessively forcing the mending-pieces through 1 the aperture to beplugged, and a second engaging shoulder at the opposite end of the eyeor slot for simultaneously withdrawing;

corresponding parts of the unending-piecesl through the aperture,substantially as de-j scribed.

3. A mending device provided with an elongated portion orneedle formedat its lower end 5 with an engaging shoulder for successively forcingthe mending-pieces through the aperture to be plugged, a hook forsimultaneously withdrawing corresponding parts of the mend- 3 ing-piecesthrough the aperture, said hook? having its free end arranged adjacentto the engaging shoulder, and a groove extending of the eye or slot forpermitting the successive entrance of the mending-pieces within the eyeor slot, an engaging shoulder at substantially one end of the eye orslot for successively forcing the mending-pieces through the aperture tobe plugged, a second engaging shoulder at the opposite end of the eye orslot for simultaneously withdrawing corresponding parts of themending-pieces through the aperture, and a groove extending upwardlyfrom the first engaging shoulder, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

5. A mending device for use with endless mending-pieces,as rubber bands,said device being provided with an elongated portion or needle movablethrough the endless mending-pieces and formed with an elongated eye orslot in its lower end, an .openingextending through one of itslengthwise sides and communicating with the upper end of the eye or slotfor permitting the successive entrance of parts of the mending-pieceswithin the eye or slot, an engaging shoulder at substantially one end ofthe eye or slot for successively forcing the mending-pieces through theaperture to be plugged,a second engaging shoulder at the opposite end ofthe eye or slot for simultaneously withdrawing corresponding parts ofsaid mending-pieces through the aperture, and a groove extendingupwardly from the first engaging shoulder and formed with a serratedsurface for engaging the mendingpieces and preventing undue stretchingthereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. A mending device for use with endless mending-pieces, as rubberbands, said device being provided with .an elongated portion or needlemovable through the endless mending-pieces and formed with an elongatedeye or slot in its lower end, an opening extending through one of itslengthwise sides and communicating with the upper end of the eye or slotfor permitting the successive entrance of parts of the mending-pieceswithin the eye or slot, an engaging shoulder at substantially one end ofthe eye or slot for successively forcing the mending-pieces through theaperture to be plugged, a second engaging shoulder at the opposite endof the eye or slot for simultaneously withdrawing corresponding parts ofsaid mending-pieces through the aperture, and grooves extending upwardlyfrom opposite sides of the first engaging shoulder and formed withserrated inner surfaces for engaging the mending-pieces and preventingundue stretching thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony wher'eof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence oftwo attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in theState of New York, this 14th day of June, 1897.

FRANK B. JENOKS. Witnesses:

D. LAVINE, K. II. THEOBALD.

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